Originally Posted by candyflip

The "story" of the three games revolves around a character called Desmond
Miles. If you don't know the backstory and how the other games ended/played out...the story and what you are doing in this game won't make much sense to you.

This is NOT a standalone game. This is one big three part game at this point. Not three separate games, joined together by a shared title.

You said you haven't played any of the titles so far, so you can take my word on it.